Manure-loading apparatus.



W. MURPHY. MAN URE LOADING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED APR. i3, 1914.

Patented June 8, 191 5.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1- Patented June 8, 1915.

W. MURPHY.

MANURE .LO'ADING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 13. 1914.

1,142.1 7 Patented June 8, 1915.

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' acitizen'of. Great Britain, residing at Eden Valley, in the county ofMeeker and State of M nnesota, have invented new, and use-.

ful llmprovements in Manure-Loading Apparatus, of which the following isa specifioation.

My present invention pertains tov vehicles such as are equipped withloading apparatus. Y

The generalobjectof the invention is to provililea vehicle having meansfor tak ng upmanurev and delivering the same to the hody'of the vehicleas; the vehicle is; drawn or otherwise moved. forwardly.

Another object is to provide the loading means on a manure'spreader, andto so construct and arrange the said means that it can be readilydetached after the .spreader is loaded, so as not to interfere with thesubsequent spreading of the manure.

Another object is the provision of a loading apparatus embodyin meansfor takingmanure from the groun means for-elevating the manure, andmeans for receiving manure from the elevator and distributing the sameevenly in a vehicle body.

Other objects andedvanta eous features. of the invention willbe ful yunderstood.

from the following description-and claims when the same are read inconnection with the drawings, accompanying and forming part of thisspecification, in which: I

Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating a manure spreading vehicleequipped with my novel loading apparatus. -Fig. 2 is a plan of the same,showing the end portions of the elevatorapron and the upper rollerbroken away. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail vertical section illustrativeof the elements of the apparatus that arecarried on'the runners.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all ofthe views of the drawings. V

in furtherance of my invention, a manure spreader, having abody 1 andthe conventional or any other suitable manure spreading means, indicatedby 2 in Fig. 1, lsprovided at 3 on the forward portion of the body 1with uprights to which is fixedly con rented the forward portion of aframed;

Specification of Letters Patent.

sides of the frame 1 'is a rock-shaft 8,

equipped with beveled gears andwitli an upwardly extending crank arm 10.

Pivotally connected so as to swing trans-.

versely on bolts 4 adjustably connected; by

. nuts 5 to the forward cross-bar of the frame 4 arebails 11, in each ofwhich is mounted two spaced rollers 12, suitably mounted on a shaft 13.

It will also be seen by comparison of Figs. 1 and 2 that three belts14:, are employed, all of the beltsv being passed around the roller 7,and each .belt being also passed around one pair of rollers 12. Theroller 7 is driven from a transverse shaft 15 through the medium ofsprocket gears 16, sprocket gears 17 on shaft 6, and belts 18,

mounted on and connecting the sprocket gears 16 and 17. It will thusbeseen that during the forward progress of the vehicle,

the upper stretches of the belt 14 are adapted to receive manure fromthe elevator, hereinafter specifically described, and convey the manureto a point above the forward portion of the; vehicle body 1.

Intermeshed'with the beveled gears 9 on the shaft 8, are beveledgears'20 fixed on the rear tubular sections 21 of extensible shafts,each of the said shafts also compris- Patented.June8,191 5.Lppficafionfled April 13, 1914-. semmo. 831,436.

ing a section 22', that is' connected to one of the shafts 13, and isarranged in a tubular section 21 in such manner as to turn therewith andto be capable of endwi'se movement relative 7V thereto. The forwardsection'22 of each shaft is adjustably fixed to its complementarysection 21 by a set I screw 23. By virture of this construction, whenthe shaft 8 is rocked about its axis,

the bails 11 will be swung on their'centers of movement, andconsequently the forward portions of the beltsld will be canted first totheleft and then to the right, this in order to enable the belts todischarge the manure ice I on their upper stretches into the body 1.

The rock-shaft 8 actuated from the sprocket gear. 17 through the mediumof a rod 24 connected ofi thecenter to the gear 105.

'17, a lever 25 connected to the forward end of the rod-24 and fulcrumedon an upright 26, and a rod 27 interposed between and connecting thelever 25 and the crank 10.

The shafts for rocking or swinging the.

- sprocket gear 31 fixed to the wheel 31), a

sprocket gear 32 fixed on the shaft 15, and a sprocket belt 33 mountedon the gears 31 and 32.

Arranged to trail on the ground in rear of themanure spreader orvehicle, are spaced runners 34. These runners are connected through themedium ofshafts 35,

r with the rear axle of the vehicle, the shafts 35 being hinged at 36 tothe runners, and being provided, when desired, with means whereby theymay be increased or diminished in length, thisin order that slack of thedriving belts 37 may be taken up when occasion demands.

runners 34 are curvilinear racks 38, and

- arranged and movable vertically between the runners is a-shoe 39,thefunction of. which is to scrape manure from the ground and retain itin position to be engaged by the blades of the elevator. The said shoe391 is provided with an upwardly extending shield portion 40, and fixedto and extending forwardly from the said shield portion and arrangedoutside the curvilinear racks 38, are side plates 41. It will beunderstood in this connection that the shoe 39, the shield and the sideplates 41 are fixed with respect to each other so as to be moved as aunit.

Fixed to the side plates 41 and straddling the curvilinear racks 38 areboxes 42, and journaled' in said boxes are longitudinal shafts 43, whichare provided within the boxes 42, with pinions 44. The said pinions 44are intermeshed with the racks 38, and consequently it will be seen thatwhen the shafts 43 are turned in one direction, the shoev 39, the shield40 and the side plates 41 will be raised, while when said shafts 43 areturned in the opposite direction, the shoe, shield and side plates willbe lowered. With a view to holding Oradjustably fixing the side plates41 and the parts'movable therewith in the positions in which they areplaced, each of the shafts 43 is provided with ,.a ratchet disk 45designed to be engaged by a dog 46, supported on the side plates asshown.

Journaled in the forward portions of the side plates 41 is a transverseshaft 46 on belts 37 with sprocket gears 48, suitably fixed to the rearwheels 30 of the vehicle. fixed on the shaft 46 are sprocket gears 49,

and spur gears 50. The spur gears 50 are chine, so as to enable the shoe39 to scoop up the manure and retain the same inproximity to the lowerportion of the elevator. Incidental to the forward movement of thevehicle, the breaker is rotated through the medium of the drivingconnection described,

its trunnions being journaled in the side plates 41.

The frame 53 of the elevator is pivotally connected at 54' to the sideplates 41, and at the lower and upper ends ofthe frame are rollers 55and 56, the roller 55 being driven from the sprocket gears 49 throughthe medium of belts 57 which take around the sprocket gears 49, and alsoaround sprocket gears 58 on the trunnions of the roller 55. Pivotallyconnected to and rising from the The trunnions of the roller 55 arearranged in slots in the frame 53 and the side plates 41, so that whenoccasion demands the roller can be moved relative to the frame 53 andadjustably fixed to take up slack of the endless apron 59 of theelevator; the said movement and adjustable fixture being effected bythreaded bolts 60, adjustably secured by nuts 61 to the frame.

Also.

connected through the before-mentioned On the endless apron 59 areblades 61,

designed and adapted to take up manure from the shoe 39 and dischargethe same on the upper stretches of the belts 14. At this point I wouldhave it understood that the blades 61 may be of the constructionillustrated, or of-any other construction, compatible with the purposeof my invention, without involving departure from the scope of theinvention as claimed.

J ournaled in suitable bearings in the elevator frame 53, is atransverse shaft 80, which is equipped with pinions 81 and a crank 82.The pinions 81 are intermeshed -with curvilinear racks 83, which arepivotally connected at 84 to the runners 34, and are arranged above thepinions 81, as shown. By turning the shaft 80 through the medium of thecrank 82, the elevator can be swung vertically soas to properly positionits upper portion above and in proximity to the rear portions of theaprons 14. It will also be observed th at whenthe shaft 80 is providedwith a ratchet disk 85, a dog 86 arranged on the elevator frame 53 andin engagement with said disk 85 will retain the'elevator in the inclinedposition in which it is placed.

By adjusting the shafts 43 to raise or lower the side.plates 41,the shoeaaaam breaker 52, the said" shoe and' breaker can i be nicely regulatedto suit the character-or .theground to be traversed "or the quantity ofmanure on the' ground. Itwillbe-noticed in thisconnection thatthepivotal connection of the racks 83 enables the'said racks to ac--commodate themselves to the-changing of the center of movement of theelevatorframe 53 when the side plates at are: raised or lowered to theslight extent necessary.

In the'mactical operation of my inven- 'tion, it will be observed thatwhen thevehicle equipped as shown'Figs, 1 and 2 is drawn over theground, the beater will loosen the manure on the ground, and the samewill be taken up by the shoe 39. The

elevator will take the manure from the said shoe anddischarge it on thebelts 1 1, and the said belts 14 will convey the manure I forwardly anddischarge it laterally into connection .that after a supply 0 manure'preferre in the body 1 has been dlscharged therefrom, my inventioncontemplatesagain connecting the runners 34 with the rear axle of thevehicle, and the replacing of the belts 37 to establish the drivingconnection between" the rear wheels 30 of the vehicle and the shaft 46of the loader.

I have entered into a detailed description of the construction andrelative arrangement ofdparts embraced in the present and,

embodiment of my invention, 1n order to impart a full, clear, and exactun-' .derstanding of the said embodiment. lode not desire, however, tobe understood as confining myself to the said specific construction andrelative arrangement of parts, as,

1 in the future practice of the invention, such and the end broken away,t

' 7 and thatthe space between changes or modifications may be made asfairly fallwithin the scope of my invention as defined in the claimsappended,

As will be noticed by reference to Fig. 2 the end portions of theelevator, apron 59 ortions of the roller ,7 are is to indicate that theapron 59 and the-roller 7 may be equal in length to. the width of thevehicle body or may be of any other length compatible with the urpose ofmy invention. 1 would also have it understood that the shoe or scoop 39and its shield Omay, if desired, correspond in length with the elevatorapronandthe roller the side plates 41 may also correspond to the lengthof the apron 59 and'tho, roller 7. It is further to cat, is:

bails for oscillating the bails.

mounted above the body be" understood? an the} amiable 'satasa me the lemay be o'i any' confirm 3 tion-nob incompatible with put-pom of" aninvention. a

aviing descnbedmy' what I claim and desire by Letters-Pate is a:

loadingapparatus, the combination of runners, a frame adjustablevertisally above the runners, a breaker, a shoe and an elevator carriedby-said' frame, racks carried by and extending upwardly from therunners, boxes arranged on the frame and receiving said racks, shaftsjournaled insaid boxes and having pinions intermeshed with the racks,and means forad- V justably fixing-said shafts against rotation.

22 In a loading apparatus, the combination of runners, a frame carriedthereby, means for taking material fromthe ground also carried" by therunners, curvilinear racks connected to and extending upwardly from therunners, a swinging elevator pivoted to the frame, a shaft journaled inthe frame of said elevator and having pinions intermeshed with saidracks, means for adjustably fixing the shaft against rotation, and meansfor actuating the elevator.

3. The combination la a loading apparatus, of runners, curvilinear racksconnected to and extending upwardlyjrom the runners, a verticallyadjustable frame having boxes receiving said racks, shafts journaled inthe boxes and havin pinions intermeshed with the racks, means orholdingsaid shafts against rotation, a shes, a breaker and an elevatorcarried by the frame, said elevator being pivoted to theframe,curvilinear racks connected to and extendin upwardly from the runners, ashaft carrie by the elevator and having pinions intermeshed with saidshaft against rotation.

4 In an apparatus for the "purpose de- SCIlbGd, the combination of avehicle havin ound wheels and a body, means connecte said racks, andmeansfor 'adjustably fixing with thefvehicle for taking material fromthe ground, an elevator on said means, means intermediate one of theground. wheels and the elevator for actuating the latter by the former,bailsmountedra-bove the body and pivotally connected therewith so as toswing transversely of the body, rollers carried by said bails, a rollermounted on the rear portion oi the body, beltspassed around said rollerand also around the roli'ers in the bails and adapted to ive materialfrom the elevatonand means intermediate one of the the ground wheels ofthe cleand be oscillated transversely of the' body, and meansintermediate 7 one of r the ground Wheels of the forward portions of thebelts for oscillating the latter, and. means interbody and bearingbeveled gears, means intermediate one of the ground wheels and saidshaft for locking the latter about its axis, a roller mounted in the bodin rear of said rock shaft, transversely-roe ing bails mounted in theforward portion of the body and adjustable lengthwise thereof,rollersmounted in said bails, belts mounted on the rear roller and therollers in the bails means connected with one of the ground wheels forrotating the rear roller, extensible shafts connected with the beveledgears and the bail rollers, and belts on the rollers In testimonywhereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

- WILLIAM MURPHY.

Witnesses: L

F. KENNEDY;- H. H. Homrmn.

